Something hilarious

[Dan318-is]

The clock in my bmw 318is doesnt seem to work. Despite numerous skirmishes to breakers yards around my area, and after robbing three BMW clocks only to have none of them function, i rang BMW to see if they were still available.

" Yes Sir" the guy replies,
"Superb", i reply. How much is that mate?"

How much do you reckon?

Ԛ£70!!! and it has to be imported from germany taking 3 weeks! so a warning to anyone whos clock brakes in an e30, DONT WASTE YOUR PHONE BILL ON BMW DEALERS THIS TIME!

[TOURINGDADDY]

pm me ya details mate cover postage and i'll send ya 1 that works gotta be no more than Ԛ£3

[Dan318-is]

tell ya wot, when i go into the bank on wednesday to pay you the 80 quid for the tec 2 wheel, il put in 83 instead to cover it? deal?

[TOURINGDADDY]

done

[Dan318-is]

legend

[Brianmoooore]

At the risk of losing Touringdaddy a sale, are you sure that there's 12V+ on the clock connector.
I've only ever come across one faulty E30 clock, and that was only that it lost time at the rate of half a minute a week.

[Ziggy]

I've only ever come across one faulty E30 clock, and that was only that it lost time at the rate of half a minute a week.

Mine does that

But I'll put an OBC in there sometime, so it's hardly the end of the world...

[Dan318-is]

12v plsu, what do you mean? i bought the car and the clock was not working then it says 20 past four an has not moved since may , unless something has blown?

[Brianmoooore]

Lever off the clock surround, release the clips and pull the clock out of the panel. Pull of the plug, and check with a small 12V lamp that there is 12V across the red/green and brown wires.
It's an electric clock, and won't wo5rk without power.

[Dan318-is]

il get it from the car when i go to size up my skirts, an il let you know pal cheers!

[Dan318-is]

brian

i took a reading of all the plugs with my multi meter, and your rite, even with the engine on there is only a reading of 3 at the highest, what sshould i do??

[TOURINGDADDY]

not buy my clock

[Dan318-is]

lol na il jsut pay 80 in, n e idea what i can do to get that connection working mate?

[TOURINGDADDY]

check fuse

[Dan318-is]

ne idea which one n were? im fookin hopeless with electrics

[Brianmoooore]

Fuse is 21 - and testing with a meter is next to useless. Even with a series resistance of several thousand ohms the meter would still give a voltage reading. Check with a 12V5W lamp (something like an indicator side repeater or front parking lamp and leads from a scrap E30 does the job fine.
Check with the lamp between red/green and a bit of unpainted metalwork.

[Dan318-is]

rite o, il try 2moro n let u no, what if they do not work?